Helply

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Aiding; assisting; ready to help; helpful. UK, dialectal

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helpsomehelpsome

Etymology

From Middle English helply, equivalent to help + -ly. Cognate with Middle Low German hulplik (“helply”), Middle High German helflich, helfelich (“helply”).

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